BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Chairman
FEATURES
The Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley
Bishop of Kalamazoo
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The Most Rev. Francis Y. Kalabat
Bishop of Chaldean Eparchy
of St. Thomas the Apostle
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Humanae Vitae at 50
Bl. Pope Paul VI’s encyclical
on birth regulation
Dr. Mark S. Latkovic
The Most Rev. John M. Quinn
Bishop of Winona-Rochester
Rev. Msgr. Todd J. Lajiness
Rector/President
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Rev. Jeffrey Day
Deputy Moderator of the Curia
Archdiocese of Detroit
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Rev. J.J. Mech
Rector
Cathedral of the Most
Blessed Sacrament
Sharon D. Blackmon
Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit Law Department
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Jerree F. Martin
Retired Public Affairs Executive
Ford Motor Company
12 Your Seminarians
20 Advancing the Mission
22 Alumni Update
26 Academic News
32 Here at the Heart
COLUMNS
John P. Cullen
Retired President/CEO
St. Joseph Mercy Community Health
Care System
Harry A. Kemp
Vice President and Divisional Counsel
Electrical Power Management Systems
Lear Corporation
umanae Vitae:
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Understanding and Helping
Couples Who Struggle
Fr. Peter F. Ryan, S.J.
DEPARTMENTS
Richard K. Austin
Director of Finance and Administration
Archdiocese of Detroit
Denise Bertin-Epp
Chief Executive Officer
Charism LLC
Humanae Vitae’s
Golden Anniversary
A fifty-year encyclical that’s
more relevant than ever
Dr. Janet E. Smith
25 Advancing the New Evangelization
Richard Budd with Jenny Ingles
31 Living In The Light
Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway
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Patrick M. O’Brien
Chief Executive Officer
FAITH Catholic
Kenneth J. Svoboda
Investment Advisor and Co-Founder
Svoboda McDaniel Group
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36 The Living Word
Dr. Mary Healy
Our Cover
In 2018, the Catholic Church
celebrates the 50th anniversary of
Bl. Pope Paul VI’s papal encyclical,
Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life).
We reflect on and examine the
encyclical that has provided a clear
teaching of God’s plan for married
love and the transmission of life.
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